This blog focuses on news and information regarding practice in the federal courts in the Eastern District of California, with a special emphasis on criminal and civil rights cases.

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John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. He currently serves as an adjunct professor in clinical trial advocacy at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Please email EDCA items of interest to Balazslaw@gmail.com. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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November 07, 2014

Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto scored a major legal victory Thursday in his defense of sexual harassment accusations that have plagued him for years.

A Sacramento federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed two years ago by a female correctional officer alleging that Prieto subjected her and other female employees of the Sheriff’s Office to a hostile work environment with unwelcome hugs and kisses.

Victoria Zetwick “did not put forth sufficient facts to support her claim,” U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley ruled in a 16-page order granting a request by the county and the sheriff for summary judgment in their favor.

Nunley ordered the suit dismissed and the case closed.

Zetwick’s attorney, Johnny Griffin III, said, “We have carefully studied Judge Nunley’s opinion. We disagree with its conclusions and will seek review” at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto scored a major legal victory Thursday in his defense of sexual harassment accusations that have plagued him for years.

A Sacramento federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed two years ago by a female correctional officer alleging that Prieto subjected her and other female employees of the Sheriff’s Office to a hostile work environment with unwelcome hugs and kisses.

Victoria Zetwick “did not put forth sufficient facts to support her claim,” U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley ruled in a 16-page order granting a request by the county and the sheriff for summary judgment in their favor.

Nunley ordered the suit dismissed and the case closed.

Zetwick’s attorney, Johnny Griffin III, said, “We have carefully studied Judge Nunley’s opinion. We disagree with its conclusions and will seek review” at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.